PULLMAN – DaVonté Lacy says it caught him by surprise when teammates named him a co-captain on the Washington State basketball team, but the honor comes as no surprise to those familiar with the sophomore guard from Tacoma.

PULLMAN -- If first impressions are any indication, Royce Woolridge will make an immediate impact for Ken Bone's Cougar basketball team this season. The Kansas transfer who redshirted in Pullman last season looked at ease running the offense during the team's ZZU mania kickoff scrimmage Friday before winning the dunk contest with a through-the-legs slam.

PULLMAN - WSU basketball coach Ken Bone sat down with CF.C earlier this week for a wide-ranging interview fresh off the Cougs' five-game, two-week Australian tour. Among the topics discussed: the state of the program entering his fourth year in Pullman, a new walk-on, a former walk-on again placed on scholie, WSU recruiting, newcomers who could have an immediate impact this season and more.

Tell Brett Kingma he's a volume shooter, he'll just shake his head. Tell the 6-foot-1, 160-pound guard from Jackson High School in Mill Creek, Wash. that he's too small for major college basketball and he'll smile. Tell him he's not good enough and that smile will be gone as quick as the ball off his hand as he rises for a shot.